Chinese speed skater Wang Meng is likely to miss the Winter Olympics in Sochi next month after injuring her ankle in training.

Wang — who is a four-time Olympic short track speed skating champion — was injured in Shanghai on Thursday.

Wang Meng (AP Photo)

The 28-year-old, the star of China's Winter Olympics team, collided with a teammate in a routine training session.

"She clashed with a team-mate when she made a turn during the team's intensive training," Zhao Yinggang, China's head of winter sports administration, said.

The news is a blow to China ahead of next month's event in Russia. Wang won the 500 meter event at both the 2006 and 2010 Games.

She also added success in the 1,000 meters and 3,000-meter relay in Vancouver four years ago, while she won the overall title at the women's world short track speed skating championship in Hungary last year.